Wake in Fright

When Australian teacher John Grant stops off in the rural town of Yabba, he quickly gets pulled into the dark world of strange, ultra-macho townies who spend their days binge drinking, gambling and hunting kangaroos. For the timid Grant, this starts out as a thrilling release of his id. But after he loses his shirt gambling, Grant struggles to escape the bad luck – or perhaps a conspiracy – that keeps preventing him from leaving Yabba. Long unavailable on home video, Ted Kotcheff’s superb thriller is a deeply unsettling study of the horror of the unchecked male psyche.
NOTE: Wake in Fright is presented in its entirety, featuring animal hunting scenes, which viewers may find offensive. Discretion is advised.

A man on vacation stops off in a rural town filled with strange characters and becomes unable to leave.

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Member Reviews

Absolutely fantastic film that could never be made now adays..Anybody who gives this less than 5 skulls should dress up like a kangaroo and take a trip to the Australian outback..

DrHeiter

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3 days ago

Fuuuuck...

kreig86

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2 months ago

Damn. Good movie, but damn.

Grendel-72

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2 months ago

This is really a great film that hasn't aged a bit in the nearly 50 years since it was made. Although it isn't technically a horror film, it is easily one of the most horrifying films on Shudder. The kangaroo hunt is particularly shocking. You've been warned.

ccm22

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2 months ago

A true blue masterpiece. No it's not horror. Like STRAW DOGS its a nightmare descent into out of control masculinity. This film is way better than that overrated Peckinpah film, though.